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Striking teachers / Closed classes

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CuppaTeaNeeded · 25/02/2023 08:57

AIBU to ask, if you have a school where around 50% of the teachers are striking (which I fully support), have they continued to close the classes of the teaching staff striking or mixed up which classes are closed and moved teachers that are available round?

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MelchiorsMistress · 25/02/2023 14:27

@KievsOutTheOven Genuine question, what do you think the teachers that aren’t striking are making themselves vulnerable to? Do you think support staff are at risk of the same vulnerabilities?

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 25/02/2023 14:52

alsonotmyname · 25/02/2023 09:47

All classes were open as usual and covered by TA's - children had a lovely day painting and playing, I felt it undermined the strike action and may not send dc in this Wednesday- I'm a peri teacher and was in as normal doing my normal activities

I bet the TAs didn't have a lovely day! I'm a TA and our union rep is very insistant that we cannot be made to cover when teachers are striking. Painting is my idea of a nightmare!

My school (Junior school) is closed to all but a handful of vulnerable children (we had less than 5% of the children in last time). Last time they were split into two groups, each one covered by a non-striking teacher (swapping around so those teachers who normally had PPA that day could do) and the TAs were all in either helping out in those "classes" or doing jobs. I got a load of stuff done, and am already starting to make a list of what I want to get done on Thursday. I think less teachers in my school will be striking this time, but they haven't informed SLT whether they will be or not, so they've made the decision to close the school again.

Jules912 · 25/02/2023 15:09

My DD's class is closed both days so far, slightly annoying as the other two year 2 classes are open. However she has SEN and wouldn't cope if they gave her class one of the other classes teachers.

stayingaliveisawayoflife · 25/02/2023 15:31

We have the same classes closed as last time including mine. The few children that come in due to being vulnerable or with parents who are essential workers will be looked after by a teacher who is not striking. It will be PPA day for some so they will have to get their planning and prep done on other days in their own time during the week so will have heavier workload but still feel this action is needed.

MerryMarigold · 25/02/2023 15:55

My DC go to 2 different secondaries. Both schools had Y11 and Y13 in school, other years off, no online school.

KievsOutTheOven · 25/02/2023 17:10

MelchiorsMistress · 25/02/2023 14:27

@KievsOutTheOven Genuine question, what do you think the teachers that aren’t striking are making themselves vulnerable to? Do you think support staff are at risk of the same vulnerabilities?

If you act against Union advice - regardless of what your role is - then you are vulnerable as the union will not protect you or provide legal help.

For example, if a pupil threw a chair and it hit another pupil or yourself, and it was alleged you were negligent - there would be no legal protection from

Hummusanddipdip · 25/02/2023 17:28

In my primary the classes of striking teachers are closed, whereas teachers that aren't have their classes in as normal.
TAs from closed classes are in, last strike day we did some housekeeping around the school and I believe we are going to do some training this time.

Loafbeginsat60 · 25/02/2023 20:46

All schools in our local Authority closed

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